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TOPIK 6noun

고지혈증

gojihyeoljeung [고지혈쯩]

고지혈증이 · 고지혈증을

hyperlipidemia, high cholesterol

Example

기름진 음식을 많이 먹으면 고지혈증에 걸리기 쉬워요.

Eating a lot of fatty food makes you prone to high cholesterol.

Word parts

고 high지 fat혈 blood증 symptom

Literally 'high-fat-blood condition'; -증 = disorder: 우울증, 불면증.